1 00:00:13,33 --> 00:00:17,42 Well good evening everybody. I think we're ready to start the seedings program 2 00:00:18,14 --> 00:00:24,24 Welcome to the ninety fifth. Grader Cocker Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in 3 00:00:24,25 --> 00:00:30,67 citizen of the year or banquet. We are great grateful to have. Really 4 00:00:30,68 --> 00:00:35,20 a capacity crowd here this evening and it's wonderful that you all took the time to 5 00:00:35,21 --> 00:00:36,20 come out we're going to have 6 00:00:36,21 --> 00:00:41,34 a very interesting evening we're going to recognize some individuals that you know 7 00:00:41,58 --> 00:00:47,15 folks that are no stranger to the community so. I think we're ready to get started 8 00:00:47,15 --> 00:00:53,91 . We have invited the Reverend Peter Hay who is with Wesleyan 9 00:00:53,92 --> 00:00:59,57 Methodist Church. To give this evening's invocation so I would like to invite 10 00:00:59,61 --> 00:01:01,61 reverend to the podium to do so. 11 00:01:08,38 --> 00:01:13,75 Well it really is an honor and delight to be with you this night Byron chaplet is 12 00:01:13,76 --> 00:01:20,75 a member of Wesley church and has guided that congregation with great wisdom in and 13 00:01:20,76 --> 00:01:27,59 the jovial and faithful spirit so we're delighted that he'll be offering that same 14 00:01:27,60 --> 00:01:32,03 gift to the Chamber of Commerce in the coming year and I counted and honored to be 15 00:01:32,04 --> 00:01:36,94 with you this night and I invite us in whatever way that makes each one of us 16 00:01:36,95 --> 00:01:43,75 comfortable to pause and. Ask God's presence and God's blessing on this night would 17 00:01:43,76 --> 00:01:50,63 you pray with me. Gracious and loving God we thank you for the joy of this 18 00:01:50,64 --> 00:01:56,36 night. For the privilege of on entering those who have served our community well. 19 00:01:57,92 --> 00:02:04,50 And for the joy of friendship that we know around these tables we ask that 20 00:02:05,27 --> 00:02:12,24 the mystery of your goodness would be magnified in all that we do. And we 21 00:02:12,25 --> 00:02:19,19 pray this in your strong mean. Thank you 22 00:02:19,20 --> 00:02:25,41 Reverend hay. We are very grateful to many generous sponsors who have supported 23 00:02:25,42 --> 00:02:31,67 this evening's event are presenting sponsor this year is Bank of America and we are 24 00:02:31,68 --> 00:02:35,82 very grateful that they took this leadership role in the chamber and that Bank of 25 00:02:35,83 --> 00:02:40,45 America is our primary sponsor to see evening so please join me in showing 26 00:02:40,46 --> 00:02:42,34 appreciation to that fine organization. 27 00:02:50,89 --> 00:02:54,69 I'd also like to read recognize some of our other sponsors to see evening the wind 28 00:02:54,70 --> 00:02:59,00 on the tables as complimentary compliments of the clean craft Rollason and 29 00:02:59,01 --> 00:03:01,81 Middleton our corporate sponsors this evening 30 00:03:01,82 --> 00:03:08,26 a fair point communications people's United Bank and unitil. Our event sponsors 31 00:03:08,73 --> 00:03:13,35 Courtyard by Marriott proponent conference center Dartmouth Hitchcock Concords 32 00:03:13,62 --> 00:03:15,79 divine Milam it the H.L. 33 00:03:15,80 --> 00:03:21,98 Turner group Lincoln Financial Merrimack County savings bank Nathan Wexler and 34 00:03:21,99 --> 00:03:27,87 company ne Delta Dental or in Reno Public Service of New Hampshire 35 00:03:28,84 --> 00:03:30,22 auto parts and T.D. 36 00:03:30,23 --> 00:03:35,76 Beck our associate sponsor is Cleveland waters and bass our printing sponsor is 37 00:03:35,77 --> 00:03:40,82 speedy printing and copy and supporting sponsors are covered Hospital in New 38 00:03:40,83 --> 00:03:46,15 Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation the floral arrangements came from 39 00:03:46,16 --> 00:03:50,26 D. MacLeod ink and just draw your attention six 40 00:03:50,27 --> 00:03:57,22 o three breweries and New Hampshire distributors. Came together and created the 41 00:03:57,26 --> 00:03:58,24 C.C.L. 42 00:03:58,28 --> 00:04:04,48 American ale and this is ale to commemorate the Concords two hundred fifty birthday 43 00:04:04,49 --> 00:04:08,81 celebration if you look at the back of the room there are samples for each of you 44 00:04:08,82 --> 00:04:12,57 to take home on your way out so please grab one of those and I have sampled 45 00:04:12,72 --> 00:04:16,40 numerous bottles of that and I can attest that it's quite good. 46 00:04:25,00 --> 00:04:25,20 Just 47 00:04:25,21 --> 00:04:32,08 a few words before we before we begin dinner. We're going to go do 48 00:04:32,09 --> 00:04:37,74 the changing of the gavel your chamber board leadership really achieved 49 00:04:38,12 --> 00:04:40,79 a great deal of the last twelve months we have 50 00:04:40,80 --> 00:04:45,86 a great group of volunteer leaders I think that we have one of the finest nonprofit 51 00:04:45,87 --> 00:04:51,60 boards in New Hampshire and each board chair brings kind of their unique talents 52 00:04:51,61 --> 00:04:58,52 and skills to the table I've had the distinct opportunity to work with Bobby Segal 53 00:04:59,37 --> 00:05:00,50 over a number of years in 54 00:05:00,51 --> 00:05:05,10 a number of different capacities but this year as as he was chairman of the board 55 00:05:05,11 --> 00:05:08,95 of the chamber so we were quite closely together. Bobby is 56 00:05:08,96 --> 00:05:14,64 a creative and he's an outside the box thinker so much so that I had to train 57 00:05:14,65 --> 00:05:19,46 myself over the year to sort of avoid need jerk reactions to some of his more 58 00:05:19,50 --> 00:05:21,96 unique ideas how to let them germinate 59 00:05:21,97 --> 00:05:25,45 a little bit because sometimes what seemed like kind of 60 00:05:25,46 --> 00:05:27,27 a crazy idea at first after 61 00:05:27,28 --> 00:05:31,98 a while it turned out to be something actually rather quite brilliant. Bobby's 62 00:05:31,99 --> 00:05:37,45 a great guy to work with he ran monthly board meetings that were both substantive 63 00:05:37,46 --> 00:05:42,44 and they were fun. He was effective in motivating his fellow board members to get 64 00:05:42,45 --> 00:05:46,66 things done. I can tell you that he kept me on track in 65 00:05:46,67 --> 00:05:49,96 a gentle and generous way but with authority and with 66 00:05:50,00 --> 00:05:56,52 a great sense of humor. I can tell you that his ideas were very 67 00:05:56,53 --> 00:06:00,16 influential in the strategic direction that the chamber will be taking in the next 68 00:06:00,17 --> 00:06:03,88 year we went through a strategic planning process and Bobby played 69 00:06:04,13 --> 00:06:08,10 a very important role in guiding that. It is with 70 00:06:08,11 --> 00:06:10,49 a mixture of much gratitude and also 71 00:06:10,50 --> 00:06:14,70 a little sadness that I invite body up to the podium for one of his last official 72 00:06:14,71 --> 00:06:18,96 duties as chairman of the board so please join me in recognizing Bobby's 73 00:06:19,07 --> 00:06:24,50 contributions to this are going to. Be 74 00:06:24,54 --> 00:06:31,69 please 75 00:06:31,69 --> 00:06:37,66 . Tim thank you in. 76 00:06:38,94 --> 00:06:45,90 We mock what we don't understand him so. It's so 77 00:06:45,97 --> 00:06:52,86 anyways good evening and I'm glad that everyone's here. Boy it's been 78 00:06:52,87 --> 00:06:58,01 a fast year a year ago. You know might term start off with 79 00:06:58,02 --> 00:07:04,15 a bang with with my late father George Segal he was named the two thousand and 80 00:07:04,16 --> 00:07:10,72 thirteen Chamber of Commerce outstanding says citizen of the year my dear father 81 00:07:10,73 --> 00:07:16,74 had no idea that he had been nominated or that he had won. 82 00:07:17,98 --> 00:07:22,73 Anyone who was sitting sitting at the table were Nikki Clark is in fact in my 83 00:07:22,74 --> 00:07:28,74 mother's nudging it was like you know that you and. It never occurred to him that 84 00:07:28,88 --> 00:07:34,45 it just was something that he was just that's not in his his hardwiring that he 85 00:07:34,46 --> 00:07:40,79 would ever be recognized for anything so. But I cherish that evening it was 86 00:07:40,80 --> 00:07:44,10 a it was a beautiful evening and it meant 87 00:07:44,11 --> 00:07:50,79 a lot to me in our family and so I just want to think Dean more sin. 88 00:07:51,69 --> 00:07:57,81 The former chairs who. Participated in that selection process of Thank you Dean I 89 00:07:57,82 --> 00:08:03,76 see over there so thank you very much so being I'm the chairman of the board of the 90 00:08:03,77 --> 00:08:07,13 greater Concord Chamber of Commerce's one of the most prestigious in the most 91 00:08:07,14 --> 00:08:12,83 highly visible volunteer responsibilities in our community I've had the opportunity 92 00:08:12,84 --> 00:08:17,83 to participate and many boards and often in Perhaps you've seen this in your 93 00:08:17,84 --> 00:08:23,39 experience is that some boards are either their board driven or their staff 94 00:08:23,40 --> 00:08:29,98 chairman and at the chamber it's this unique culture 95 00:08:30,46 --> 00:08:36,60 where it's complete alignment from the board the committee chairs the committee 96 00:08:36,61 --> 00:08:39,82 members and staff so it's 97 00:08:39,83 --> 00:08:44,49 a really unique environment and that's what makes this place else so special. 98 00:08:46,75 --> 00:08:47,08 Because get 99 00:08:47,09 --> 00:08:53,28 a lot of things done so this past year some of the activities at the Chamber. That 100 00:08:53,29 --> 00:08:59,25 you've all of you've done it's been very active with the program here with three to 101 00:08:59,26 --> 00:09:05,34 four major events scheduled each month and they included trade shows. Concord young 102 00:09:05,35 --> 00:09:12,08 professional network seminar seminars sippin So if you are forty or twenty or 103 00:09:12,09 --> 00:09:18,86 younger I think it is. But I don't know but they do sell fake ID is so 104 00:09:19,55 --> 00:09:24,74 odd. Douglas is over there looking how do I get involved with this program. 105 00:09:27,21 --> 00:09:30,25 Launched a new board news program and you know providing 106 00:09:30,47 --> 00:09:37,21 a board governance training for local board internships for emerging community 107 00:09:37,22 --> 00:09:43,83 leaders such as part of leadership greater Concord sippin. So the part they parted 108 00:09:43,84 --> 00:09:50,13 this past year with ten highly functioning local state nonprofits maximize the 109 00:09:50,14 --> 00:09:56,24 chamber website search engine optimisation through greater incorporation of members 110 00:09:56,25 --> 00:10:02,06 social media sites Carla greatly increases increasing member visibility around the 111 00:10:02,07 --> 00:10:04,72 free world so that our place we get 112 00:10:04,73 --> 00:10:08,32 a good Julian site which you know it's an out of parts store who would think but it 113 00:10:08,33 --> 00:10:12,25 does work. And I think most importantly we spent 114 00:10:12,26 --> 00:10:15,48 a lot of time with Biron's leadership that we crafted 115 00:10:15,49 --> 00:10:22,34 a cohesive strategy for the coming year to promote the region promote the chamber 116 00:10:22,38 --> 00:10:22,65 as 117 00:10:22,66 --> 00:10:29,83 a capital region. Visitor destination site utilizing social media strategy 118 00:10:30,10 --> 00:10:34,64 hosting travel writers as well as and most importantly I think as we've positioned 119 00:10:34,65 --> 00:10:39,84 the chamber in the long run to be advocates at the state level it's our state house 120 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:41,90 it's our town we should be there. 121 00:10:44,30 --> 00:10:51,07 Eighty eighty so is there any I want to 122 00:10:51,08 --> 00:10:58,02 think again who is Dean thank you for encouraging me to do this. I was going to do 123 00:10:58,03 --> 00:11:04,85 it but. You know you're right on it it's a great experience I learned 124 00:11:04,86 --> 00:11:05,61 a lot it's 125 00:11:05,62 --> 00:11:12,27 a great it's the best I think it's the best poured in in the region so thank you 126 00:11:13,13 --> 00:11:18,64 think the board for coming up to with me and making sure that trying to keep me 127 00:11:18,65 --> 00:11:24,07 serious for about five minutes when I think the committee chairs the volunteers. 128 00:11:26,20 --> 00:11:27,14 You know you guys they put 129 00:11:27,15 --> 00:11:29,83 a lot of time into this and I don't think anyone really tracks 130 00:11:29,84 --> 00:11:35,80 a time when you think about how much time away from your business. To be here to 131 00:11:35,81 --> 00:11:41,59 get so much done so thank you very much that you know time is the most valuable 132 00:11:41,60 --> 00:11:46,48 commodity and for you to put in the time when you know thank you so much you can 133 00:11:46,78 --> 00:11:53,27 done. And I want to think of going directors 134 00:11:53,80 --> 00:12:00,39 some heavyweights here powerful conqueror writes Peggy center from the music school 135 00:12:00,40 --> 00:12:02,60 was Peggy there's Peggy. 136 00:12:06,73 --> 00:12:12,61 Lead from New Hampshire Public Radio. Presenter. 137 00:12:13,99 --> 00:12:19,92 Great job thank you. My dear friend counselor Fred teach. 138 00:12:21,47 --> 00:12:28,19 Thanks so thank you so much and please stay connected we miss you 139 00:12:28,20 --> 00:12:33,61 already. I know you can't leave all the plants but please come back. 140 00:12:37,03 --> 00:12:41,79 One of the other things is in my position you know I had an opportunity to really 141 00:12:41,80 --> 00:12:48,07 get to know him and I am in awe of Tim's energy is grit and determination 142 00:12:49,07 --> 00:12:49,69 I think he's 143 00:12:49,70 --> 00:13:00,39 a community treasure so thank you. And 144 00:13:00,40 --> 00:13:05,77 like was discussed last year with merriment often we have an awesome professional 145 00:13:05,78 --> 00:13:12,45 staff and we really. Are fortunate to have people like our vice president 146 00:13:12,46 --> 00:13:19,43 Valerie Blake. So. Lead membership 147 00:13:19,44 --> 00:13:26,18 manager and sales manager Kathy bacon Thank you Kathy lead our events 148 00:13:26,19 --> 00:13:31,82 corner. So thank you thank. 149 00:13:33,48 --> 00:13:35,69 Our communications. Manager and gifted are 150 00:13:35,70 --> 00:13:42,66 a speck he can thank you Becky. With and of course our visitors center manager 151 00:13:43,50 --> 00:13:50,24 Kathy care Kathy Carolyn O'BRIEN So thank you Kim with. Of that 152 00:13:50,34 --> 00:13:52,58 and you know you can't do this alone so 153 00:13:52,62 --> 00:13:56,74 a good Julian thanks to my wife Betsy who couldn't make it here my daughter's 154 00:13:56,75 --> 00:14:03,16 Allison in Libby and my brother who somewhere and that is here yet and my 155 00:14:03,17 --> 00:14:04,52 colleagues that sent 156 00:14:04,53 --> 00:14:10,03 a lot of parts because I was you know for covering for me while I was working with 157 00:14:10,04 --> 00:14:15,86 the chamber so thank you very much and. So it was 158 00:14:15,87 --> 00:14:22,68 a great year and. Byron tell us they're all your people it's 159 00:14:22,69 --> 00:14:23,95 a great job thank you 160 00:14:24,02 --> 00:14:30,95 of the Bobby 161 00:14:31,01 --> 00:14:36,34 Bobby wants to run right back down to the table however. I've been charged with 162 00:14:36,35 --> 00:14:42,81 presenting him with this lovely plaque which which I should say that in. Facetious 163 00:14:42,82 --> 00:14:49,76 way you well I can't be with you but but I have to say that Bobby Segal is 164 00:14:49,80 --> 00:14:55,81 is an outstanding business leader an outstanding you know leader in the chamber and 165 00:14:55,82 --> 00:14:57,19 an outstanding man and it's been 166 00:14:57,20 --> 00:15:03,01 a pleasure serving with him I have more formal remarks to that to that regard but 167 00:15:03,28 --> 00:15:06,28 this also tells me what I'm going to get in 168 00:15:06,29 --> 00:15:12,10 a year when they kick my butt off of here you know Gary walked up to me Who's Who 169 00:15:12,11 --> 00:15:17,90 is the chair elect and he said Boy I hate to be an exit strategy but you are stay 170 00:15:17,91 --> 00:15:23,24 healthy OK. But in any case Bobbie you have been an outstanding leader you've been 171 00:15:23,25 --> 00:15:28,97 a terrific chairman of the board and it's I'm I'm eternally grateful for the fact 172 00:15:28,98 --> 00:15:33,02 that we have an institution where you will be the immediate past chair and still at 173 00:15:33,03 --> 00:15:36,45 the table for the next. It For Me So thank you so much. 174 00:15:37,55 --> 00:15:44,84 Faith 175 00:15:44,84 --> 00:15:48,95 . So now you're stuck with me. 176 00:15:53,47 --> 00:15:58,24 Thank you. I know well it's because Earl and I share 177 00:15:58,25 --> 00:16:02,04 a birthday and if you ever saw the film twins with Danny De Vito and all 178 00:16:02,05 --> 00:16:09,00 Schwarzenegger. Has. In any 179 00:16:09,01 --> 00:16:12,60 case thank you so much Bobby and thank you for your you know for everything you've 180 00:16:12,61 --> 00:16:18,24 done over the past year about thirty years ago I was asked to chair the board of 181 00:16:18,25 --> 00:16:24,55 The New London New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and at the time. You know I didn't 182 00:16:24,56 --> 00:16:25,41 really think of myself as 183 00:16:25,42 --> 00:16:30,63 a business leader but I figured you know what the heck this is an opportunity that 184 00:16:30,64 --> 00:16:37,39 only comes around you know once in life. Was I ever wrong. 185 00:16:39,13 --> 00:16:45,60 But I'm particularly glad that I was wrong I'm deeply honored to be asked to assume 186 00:16:45,64 --> 00:16:49,99 the chair of the greater Concord Chamber of Commerce board of directors over the 187 00:16:49,100 --> 00:16:54,40 past few years of serving on the board I've been impressed with the quality of its 188 00:16:54,41 --> 00:17:00,73 members and the breadth and depth of their experience and business Ackerman. 189 00:17:01,77 --> 00:17:06,37 It's no exaggeration to say that I am humbled to serve with them it's 190 00:17:06,38 --> 00:17:08,23 a great ward for 191 00:17:08,24 --> 00:17:13,34 a great organization I also have to admit that Bobby will be 192 00:17:13,35 --> 00:17:19,98 a tough act to follow he already is. He has been energetic and 193 00:17:19,99 --> 00:17:26,80 imaginative and doozie ASDIC and forward thinking and funny as H. 194 00:17:26,81 --> 00:17:33,67 He double hockey sticks. He has been totally dedicated to advancing the 195 00:17:33,68 --> 00:17:39,87 chamber. I'll do my best Bobby to live up to the standard you have set and by the 196 00:17:39,88 --> 00:17:43,67 standards set by our predecessors many of whom have been able to join us here 197 00:17:43,68 --> 00:17:49,100 tonight. I'd also like to add my thanks to Peggy and Fred and Ana 198 00:17:50,61 --> 00:17:55,15 It has been my pleasure to serve with you and I appreciate your contribution to 199 00:17:55,16 --> 00:18:01,75 Congress business community. At the same time it is my very real pleasure tonight 200 00:18:02,28 --> 00:18:07,26 to introduce the new members of the board of directors they are and I'd like to ask 201 00:18:07,27 --> 00:18:12,96 them to stand as I introduce them. Excuse me. 202 00:18:15,37 --> 00:18:16,62 Double sided printers that's 203 00:18:16,63 --> 00:18:22,81 a terrible thing to have first. Of associated growth grocers of New England Mike I 204 00:18:22,82 --> 00:18:29,78 know you're here I saw your there. Before. The 205 00:18:29,79 --> 00:18:35,90 first Susan Dunton president of N H T I New Hampshire's community rather Congress 206 00:18:35,91 --> 00:18:42,84 community college student Jerry gap 207 00:18:42,85 --> 00:18:45,21 and general manager of the Hampshire Motor Speedway 208 00:18:45,83 --> 00:18:52,51 Steve and Jessica actual men of the 209 00:18:52,52 --> 00:18:56,74 Hampshire Humanities Council who is our Concord young professionals Representative 210 00:18:56,84 --> 00:19:03,82 Steve that I welcome to all of you I 211 00:19:03,83 --> 00:19:10,35 hope that you find Bert Bard service as fruitful and as fulfilling as I have. For 212 00:19:10,36 --> 00:19:13,46 some time I have believed that conquered is at 213 00:19:13,47 --> 00:19:20,30 a crossroads moment in its history. A time of opportunity and of roads to be taken 214 00:19:20,31 --> 00:19:21,26 that will lead us to 215 00:19:21,27 --> 00:19:26,11 a brighter and even more productive future. I also believe that 216 00:19:26,12 --> 00:19:28,80 a strong and active chamber of commerce can be 217 00:19:28,81 --> 00:19:35,75 a pivotal player in helping to guide this city towards that future so that and in 218 00:19:35,76 --> 00:19:39,70 the coming year the chamber will be focused on four key initiatives and Bobby 219 00:19:39,71 --> 00:19:44,78 touched on this during his remarks and I have to say that it's due to his vision. 220 00:19:45,51 --> 00:19:50,63 In initiating the strategic planning process that we have set upon these goals the 221 00:19:50,64 --> 00:19:55,61 first is to build stronger ties as Bobby said to our city and county legislative 222 00:19:55,62 --> 00:20:00,43 delegation at the state house in order to better serve the needs of the Capital 223 00:20:00,44 --> 00:20:05,66 Region business community as Bobby said you know it's our city is the state capital 224 00:20:05,67 --> 00:20:06,90 is here we need to have 225 00:20:06,91 --> 00:20:13,27 a greater presence. Second we will be actively promoting the capital region as 226 00:20:13,28 --> 00:20:16,53 a visitor destination leveraging our advantage as 227 00:20:16,54 --> 00:20:23,29 a central Crossroads Community in the process no city in the state is better 228 00:20:23,30 --> 00:20:28,67 positioned than Concord to play this role and no city in the state is more 229 00:20:28,68 --> 00:20:32,73 deserving. To be stepping into 230 00:20:32,74 --> 00:20:39,54 a role of prominence than conqueror. Third we will explore the 231 00:20:39,55 --> 00:20:45,22 chamber's appropriate role in the capital region's economic development initiatives 232 00:20:46,20 --> 00:20:53,06 the chamber has the know how it has the connections it should be involved and 233 00:20:53,07 --> 00:20:59,51 growing conquered economically and finally we'll continue to improve membership 234 00:20:59,90 --> 00:21:02,90 retention and to grow our membership because 235 00:21:02,94 --> 00:21:09,85 a healthy chamber is the foundation of all of these other goals. Let me close 236 00:21:09,86 --> 00:21:16,11 because tim so told me I only had ten minutes. By thanking you for this opportunity 237 00:21:16,12 --> 00:21:19,59 to serve as Bobby pointed out we are blessed with 238 00:21:19,60 --> 00:21:24,23 a dynamic hardworking president and Tim St And Tim has built 239 00:21:24,29 --> 00:21:30,76 a first rate staff to support our initiatives and our members I look forward to 240 00:21:30,77 --> 00:21:35,91 working with him and his team and to serving you and to be serving you in the 241 00:21:35,92 --> 00:21:39,98 coming year as chairman of the board I'm told that now you don't have to listen to 242 00:21:39,99 --> 00:21:40,92 any more talking for 243 00:21:40,93 --> 00:21:44,73 a little while you can sit down and enjoy your meal until the next part of the 244 00:21:44,74 --> 00:21:47,10 program starts so thank you very much 245 00:21:47,74 --> 00:21:54,50 anything good evening thank you 246 00:21:54,88 --> 00:22:00,25 and again. This kitten 247 00:22:01,03 --> 00:22:02,94 a few minutes late here so it is 248 00:22:02,95 --> 00:22:09,85 a school night. So again thank you to Bank of America and 249 00:22:09,86 --> 00:22:13,40 all of our sponsors for tonight's activity so thank you so much. 250 00:22:17,85 --> 00:22:22,59 Pain so this year we decided to shake it up and do things 251 00:22:22,60 --> 00:22:27,63 a little differently than we have in the past so instead of having to speak air 252 00:22:28,05 --> 00:22:34,54 that quite frankly none of us will remember anyways. It's time to 253 00:22:35,16 --> 00:22:35,41 take 254 00:22:35,42 --> 00:22:42,10 a look back and. We should thank and recognize all of the leaders that made it happen 255 00:22:42,11 --> 00:22:44,38 think about this this is in the community in 256 00:22:44,39 --> 00:22:50,40 a small community of Concord and somebody just said to this to me just I think 257 00:22:50,41 --> 00:22:55,88 Steve Camerino it's like it's amazing what has been done in this small community 258 00:22:55,89 --> 00:23:02,85 and all the leadership and the and the skills that people have to get the job 259 00:23:02,86 --> 00:23:08,29 done forget about the ego Forget about just focus on the goal and get it done and 260 00:23:08,30 --> 00:23:14,23 it's amazing what has been done in the last forty years so the theme of tonight is 261 00:23:14,24 --> 00:23:19,07 conquered past present and future. The Chamber is 262 00:23:19,08 --> 00:23:23,97 a place where communal in leaders and visionaries come together to share their 263 00:23:23,98 --> 00:23:29,74 talents and to get things done that's true to help build upon economic vitality and 264 00:23:29,75 --> 00:23:34,40 quality of life in our great community tonight we honor some of these individuals 265 00:23:34,41 --> 00:23:40,74 that have done just that they use the convening power of the chamber to bring us 266 00:23:40,75 --> 00:23:45,81 together of the of the special skills and talents of many generous and civic minded 267 00:23:45,86 --> 00:23:50,90 members of our community and good things happen not good thing great things 268 00:23:50,91 --> 00:23:57,71 happened. Great things happened in Concord not Nashua not Manchester 269 00:23:58,27 --> 00:24:04,52 Concord This is our town. So many of these people here tonight we've prepared 270 00:24:04,53 --> 00:24:07,40 a short video that highlights just 271 00:24:07,41 --> 00:24:12,79 a few of the some of the most recent initiatives. The set of positive impact and I 272 00:24:12,80 --> 00:24:17,21 community and the imagery in the vigils that provided the leadership to many things 273 00:24:17,22 --> 00:24:21,03 happened. So one thing concrete T.V. 274 00:24:21,24 --> 00:24:27,28 Doors Ballard Chris gentry and Sean the Camry for their hard work that they produce 275 00:24:27,29 --> 00:24:34,23 a video and of course to stay mute in the chamber Steph and Brianna for all 276 00:24:34,24 --> 00:24:40,77 your great work still thank you very much and it's time to push play those of us 277 00:24:40,78 --> 00:24:42,25 who have lived in CA good for quite 278 00:24:42,26 --> 00:24:46,81 a while I've noticed over the years that our main street just haven't kept up and 279 00:24:46,85 --> 00:24:51,65 Main Streets are gathering places they're sort of like the communities living right 280 00:24:52,37 --> 00:24:56,03 so it's really important for the health of 281 00:24:56,04 --> 00:25:01,25 a community in the sense of community as well as for our merchants but I think the 282 00:25:01,26 --> 00:25:05,59 community came together again with the leadership of the city manager and the mayor 283 00:25:05,60 --> 00:25:10,99 and engineering department public works and the support of the city council and all 284 00:25:11,00 --> 00:25:13,22 these other groups and put together 285 00:25:13,23 --> 00:25:17,32 a great application and then we did what you should do which is we became advocates 286 00:25:17,89 --> 00:25:21,80 for the tiger Graham between became aware of this program the Tigers Gramp the city 287 00:25:21,81 --> 00:25:26,33 was receptive but it really was the Chamber of Commerce which played the leading 288 00:25:26,34 --> 00:25:29,15 role in generating last week support. 289 00:25:39,21 --> 00:25:42,94 We managed to hit the target accept the lives they were happy to donate 290 00:25:43,65 --> 00:25:48,62 a couple hundred bucks a piece of the public radio project would be to raise 291 00:25:48,63 --> 00:25:54,85 a four point four million dollars We have Bob. Forty people involved we need every 292 00:25:54,86 --> 00:25:58,88 morning I've been asked to come here today to talk about the origin of Concord 293 00:25:58,89 --> 00:26:05,11 twenty twenty. Twenty twenty was he coming together of several 294 00:26:05,85 --> 00:26:10,99 organizations communities to. Build Very know was mayor at the time very 295 00:26:11,00 --> 00:26:15,16 instrumental in bringing together concerns of the New Hampshire D.O.T. 296 00:26:15,17 --> 00:26:21,45 For the pending widening of I ninety three. The chamber was involved in 297 00:26:21,46 --> 00:26:28,15 a number of analyses and studies of the zoning planning regulations and their 298 00:26:28,16 --> 00:26:32,33 impact on development and we were able to secure 299 00:26:32,41 --> 00:26:34,94 a series of grants which I think over 300 00:26:34,95 --> 00:26:39,82 a period of eight or ten years total of over two million dollars and that helped us 301 00:26:40,17 --> 00:26:45,62 formulate the twenty twenty vision which would result in the time in the chamber 302 00:26:45,63 --> 00:26:52,31 was not only the host of this effort but. The stalwart of it in the sense that they 303 00:26:52,32 --> 00:26:57,37 were the staff of the continuing presence in the chamber was really instrumental in 304 00:26:57,46 --> 00:27:03,47 making the twenty twenty vision. Come to reality. I wasn't around at the beginning 305 00:27:03,48 --> 00:27:06,67 of the Center for the arts I do you know it started with 306 00:27:06,68 --> 00:27:10,88 a small group of believers who had this dream and dared to dream that they could 307 00:27:10,89 --> 00:27:13,69 take the spill out tainted the iter and bring it back to 308 00:27:14,05 --> 00:27:19,35 a performing arts center and the initial group of believers started very quietly 309 00:27:19,36 --> 00:27:23,85 and then they worked to another little larger group of people and from there the 310 00:27:23,86 --> 00:27:29,69 momentum got started and as I understand it in the early journey the chamber played 311 00:27:29,70 --> 00:27:35,31 a critical role because it became the incubator for the very first staff person who 312 00:27:35,32 --> 00:27:39,88 was hired and that was Nancy Brownstein and it's all about leadership so there are 313 00:27:39,89 --> 00:27:45,70 three people I know of who have been chairs of the Chamber of Commerce who also 314 00:27:45,71 --> 00:27:51,28 played really critical roles for the for the Capitol Center one is Mark and we 315 00:27:51,34 --> 00:27:57,11 absolutely. Thank Him because we would not have that gorgeous ceiling of the 316 00:27:57,12 --> 00:28:02,27 capital center if he hadn't gotten the vision to do it and to be able to do it with 317 00:28:02,28 --> 00:28:07,15 volunteers The second is Jane bird what she served by now at some point as chairman 318 00:28:07,16 --> 00:28:11,04 of the chamber but she also stepped in after and team and you know passed away and 319 00:28:11,05 --> 00:28:15,57 served as the interim director for the Capital Center and the third is Mary 320 00:28:15,58 --> 00:28:20,75 McLaughlin and Mary was there in those early years too and then she came back on 321 00:28:20,76 --> 00:28:24,12 the board of the Capital Center and was the chair when I arrived in two thousand 322 00:28:24,13 --> 00:28:28,32 and seven and I thank her because she introduced me to the chamber and all the 323 00:28:28,36 --> 00:28:34,87 components thereof and it really got me involved in the community. Of New Hampshire 324 00:28:34,88 --> 00:28:40,47 craftsman is one of the oldest craft organizations in the country and we had been 325 00:28:40,80 --> 00:28:44,65 very old building on North Main Street as its headquarters since one thousand nine 326 00:28:44,66 --> 00:28:48,41 hundred forty six which required for a dollar we had been looking at 327 00:28:48,42 --> 00:28:53,61 a property outside of Congress very seriously to move into our headquarters and I 328 00:28:53,62 --> 00:28:54,84 was given 329 00:28:54,85 --> 00:29:00,51 a phone call by Tim sank some time in the spring of two thousand and nine and Jim 330 00:29:00,52 --> 00:29:05,47 said Susie were very concerned that we could believe might be leaving Concord Can 331 00:29:05,48 --> 00:29:10,36 we talk so we're really we're very grateful to the Concord creative economy for 332 00:29:10,37 --> 00:29:14,28 being able to not only. Come up with 333 00:29:14,29 --> 00:29:20,13 a very creative idea on how to keep the lead in concrete but to offer Cheryl their 334 00:29:20,14 --> 00:29:25,30 passion and their sincere interest in keeping the league in Concord we actually 335 00:29:25,31 --> 00:29:31,21 moved into the space in August of two thousand and eleven and have absolutely 336 00:29:31,22 --> 00:29:36,02 quadrupled our visitor ship I think the genius of the creative recovery effort here 337 00:29:36,03 --> 00:29:42,66 it really goes back to and to the always that knowledge as the person who certainly 338 00:29:42,67 --> 00:29:46,69 was my mentor in this area. For quite 339 00:29:46,70 --> 00:29:52,38 a while had tried to advance the idea of the city adopted creating. Adopting 340 00:29:52,39 --> 00:29:56,63 a creative autonomy plan. And so the fact that we could create 341 00:29:56,64 --> 00:30:01,50 a committee that was housed in the chamber that received back office support from 342 00:30:01,51 --> 00:30:04,92 the chamber and staff support from the chamber to me was 343 00:30:04,93 --> 00:30:09,41 a great advantage and I think that you know one of the advantages of creative that 344 00:30:09,42 --> 00:30:13,14 was besides the fact that we had the support of the chamber and we were housed in 345 00:30:13,15 --> 00:30:18,10 the chamber that it managed to help us attract members of both the business 346 00:30:18,11 --> 00:30:22,63 community and the arts and cultural community of the city to work collaboratively 347 00:30:23,05 --> 00:30:29,65 to identify major initiatives in the creative economy you know and to advance to 348 00:30:29,66 --> 00:30:35,86 create a lot of. My name is Jim know what can and. I've been 349 00:30:35,87 --> 00:30:42,63 a member of the Chamber of Commerce who are. Fifteen years. Congress that's 350 00:30:42,64 --> 00:30:47,85 probably one of the most exciting programs that I got involved with at the chamber 351 00:30:48,68 --> 00:30:53,97 and we were recognizing that there were not enough new people young people coming 352 00:30:53,98 --> 00:30:59,83 along who could take significant leadership position in the future on the many 353 00:30:59,84 --> 00:31:06,66 boards and committees that the chamber had and that the city and so we put 354 00:31:06,67 --> 00:31:13,29 a steering committee together the board of trustees and. Started off with the first 355 00:31:13,30 --> 00:31:18,29 program and one nine hundred ninety three and since then we've added over four 356 00:31:18,30 --> 00:31:24,99 hundred fifty graduates. The program has continued to be. Very 357 00:31:25,00 --> 00:31:29,04 significant very important community and one that's made 358 00:31:29,11 --> 00:31:34,39 a great deal of different types of needed new life blood in their community and 359 00:31:34,40 --> 00:31:39,29 leadership concrete and the Chamber of Commerce provided that we affectionately 360 00:31:39,30 --> 00:31:43,36 call ourselves said Pen which stands for the Concord young professional network 361 00:31:43,44 --> 00:31:49,31 when I came to the Concord Community I had been hired with the downtown group at 362 00:31:49,32 --> 00:31:52,18 the time and one of the first things I had done at. As 363 00:31:52,22 --> 00:31:56,20 a thirty something in the conference area was go to the chamber and ask about the 364 00:31:56,21 --> 00:32:00,45 young professionals and been involved in the state and I know it's just 365 00:32:00,46 --> 00:32:04,82 a must for somebody of my age but I think often we think of the young professional 366 00:32:04,83 --> 00:32:10,13 network all about jobs and of course it is OUR it's connections beyond its 367 00:32:10,14 --> 00:32:15,11 connections to volunteer opportunities whether might be helping out for one day 368 00:32:15,12 --> 00:32:19,46 with a nonprofit blessing. Or perhaps board service for 369 00:32:19,47 --> 00:32:26,44 a nonprofit that serving ongoing need. I am Helen 370 00:32:26,45 --> 00:32:31,94 Hamilton the founder of the Capital Area Student Leadership Program known as Castle 371 00:32:32,50 --> 00:32:35,81 this is a wonderful opportunity to speak about castle which came 372 00:32:35,82 --> 00:32:40,50 a reality twenty one years ago under the auspices of the great of conflict train 373 00:32:40,51 --> 00:32:44,82 her of Commerce the idea came about because as 374 00:32:44,83 --> 00:32:49,71 a Ronna and racing for turtle town athletic club with many miles or training on my 375 00:32:49,75 --> 00:32:53,01 hand I consequently had time to think about 376 00:32:53,02 --> 00:32:57,37 a lot of things and somewhere along the way it occurred to me that it might be 377 00:32:57,38 --> 00:32:58,65 important to establish 378 00:32:58,71 --> 00:33:04,61 a program for high school students similar to the Concord adult leadership program 379 00:33:05,04 --> 00:33:07,28 this very day program follow 380 00:33:07,32 --> 00:33:12,81 a regular school schedule History and Government Communication day justice in the 381 00:33:12,82 --> 00:33:14,66 courts and graduation 382 00:33:14,95 --> 00:33:19,38 a lot of good things happen in Concord because the Chamber of Commerce convenes of 383 00:33:19,39 --> 00:33:24,84 me gets people together talks about possibilities and then those start to gel 384 00:33:25,02 --> 00:33:26,73 chambers always been the table and 385 00:33:26,74 --> 00:33:31,32 a great partner for the city and I can encourage you enough to get involved with 386 00:33:31,33 --> 00:33:36,58 the trade reactivity signing one that's particularly of interest to you but know 387 00:33:36,59 --> 00:33:38,54 that it's part of the larger picture. 388 00:33:48,56 --> 00:33:53,57 So thank you again for the for there on time and. Talent in putting that video 389 00:33:53,58 --> 00:33:56,92 together and producing that video for us the purpose of that really was to 390 00:33:57,24 --> 00:33:58,11 recognize 391 00:33:58,15 --> 00:34:03,70 a number of individuals that use the chamber to get things done in this community 392 00:34:04,23 --> 00:34:05,89 so you've seen a number of examples 393 00:34:05,90 --> 00:34:11,63 a very talented community minded people that were able to use the chambers 394 00:34:11,64 --> 00:34:16,55 convening powers to get things done and many many of these folks are here with us 395 00:34:16,56 --> 00:34:21,65 tonight. Another one of Bobby's ideas was to invite former Board chairs back to 396 00:34:21,66 --> 00:34:27,61 this event to present them with an honorary lifetime membership in the chamber so 397 00:34:27,62 --> 00:34:31,45 we sent out the invitation we have twenty two former Board chairs that are with us 398 00:34:31,46 --> 00:34:31,90 tonight. 399 00:34:40,32 --> 00:34:44,30 Each one of them brought their own unique set of talents to bear on this 400 00:34:44,31 --> 00:34:51,01 organization and this community is so much the better for it. The Their aggregate 401 00:34:51,20 --> 00:34:55,61 list of achievements is far too extensive to detail so we're not going to have 402 00:34:55,65 --> 00:34:56,39 marks them up for 403 00:34:56,40 --> 00:35:02,68 a long speeches. But I will we'll invite each of them to come forward 404 00:35:03,32 --> 00:35:09,22 we're going to be given with the most recent. Immediate past chair and going back 405 00:35:09,23 --> 00:35:14,36 in time to the earliest chair that we could find to join us tonight as I call your 406 00:35:14,37 --> 00:35:20,05 name please come forward accept your honorary medallion and please form 407 00:35:20,06 --> 00:35:26,32 a line in front of the podium to be recognized. So 408 00:35:27,15 --> 00:35:30,73 our most recent past board chair Mary McLaughlin from T.D. 409 00:35:30,74 --> 00:35:31,20 Bank. 410 00:35:39,74 --> 00:35:42,88 And I'm going to do this in succession so I'm going to ask that you hold your 411 00:35:42,89 --> 00:35:44,64 applause to the end otherwise we could be here for 412 00:35:44,65 --> 00:35:49,52 a while see where you can to join right down here and then line up here. Next D. 413 00:35:49,53 --> 00:35:56,49 Mohsen from Concord Hospital. Next Mary 414 00:35:56,50 --> 00:36:03,18 devolved from Concord regional visiting visiting nurse Association. Peter 415 00:36:03,19 --> 00:36:09,96 burger from all in Reno. Mark Serrano ski from Super all skiers So see 416 00:36:09,97 --> 00:36:16,67 it's. They're not they're not paying attention. 417 00:36:18,38 --> 00:36:25,36 OK you can stand over there that's OK. To resell Rosenberger from divine 418 00:36:25,37 --> 00:36:31,35 strategies. Richard Heath Richard M. Heath P. H. G. 419 00:36:31,36 --> 00:36:37,94 Masiello group. John Ransom Meyer. Brands Myron Spellman. 420 00:36:39,87 --> 00:36:45,74 Mark are. Just. 421 00:36:52,49 --> 00:36:54,07 That you know what I go through every day. 422 00:37:00,02 --> 00:37:06,05 I'm sorry folks we didn't we didn't rehearse this. Michael Green retired Concord 423 00:37:06,06 --> 00:37:12,78 Hospital. Patricia Sherman. All Pierce 424 00:37:12,82 --> 00:37:19,74 Pierce public affairs. Steve Camerino McClain Graff Rollason and 425 00:37:19,75 --> 00:37:24,24 Middleton. Jack Porter U.S. 426 00:37:24,25 --> 00:37:30,71 Science church services. Jim Millikan modern woodmen of 427 00:37:30,72 --> 00:37:34,76 America. James Berwick. 428 00:37:38,99 --> 00:37:42,77 Dave problem then right road development advisors and then 429 00:37:42,78 --> 00:37:46,94 a Lorber. Can Bradley. 430 00:37:49,74 --> 00:37:55,19 Jerry Guerin. John Swope. 431 00:37:59,62 --> 00:38:06,56 Dr Robert Wilson. And last but certainly not least Cedric Dustin. 432 00:38:13,27 --> 00:38:14,90 We're going to take this opportunity for 433 00:38:15,53 --> 00:38:19,99 a photo opportunity. Once we get once we get them lined up. 434 00:38:34,36 --> 00:38:36,72 Before this disintegrates to much further into 435 00:38:36,73 --> 00:38:43,64 a reunion I'm going to ask you all to recognize. Wonderful volunteers that 436 00:38:43,68 --> 00:38:46,29 serve this organization so well over so many of. 437 00:39:12,01 --> 00:39:13,53 Thank you all board chairs it was 438 00:39:13,54 --> 00:39:16,73 a pleasure working I didn't work with all of you but I worked with many of you and 439 00:39:16,74 --> 00:39:17,00 it was 440 00:39:17,01 --> 00:39:20,73 a distinct pleasure and an honor thank you so much for being here and honoring us 441 00:39:20,74 --> 00:39:21,66 with your presence tonight. 442 00:39:30,62 --> 00:39:31,89 And now we we have 443 00:39:31,90 --> 00:39:36,24 a very special presentation to make tonight the Says the culmination of the evening 444 00:39:37,08 --> 00:39:42,67 Mary McLaughlin who we just recognized the immediate past chair chairs our. 445 00:39:43,99 --> 00:39:48,38 Outstanding citizen of the year selection committee that committee is made up of 446 00:39:48,42 --> 00:39:53,41 a number of former past chairs so Mary has the honor of making tonight's 447 00:39:53,42 --> 00:39:55,09 presentation so Mary. 448 00:40:05,98 --> 00:40:12,08 Thank you Tim. As the immediate past chair. 449 00:40:13,63 --> 00:40:17,49 I did have the honor and privilege of serving as the chair of the as 450 00:40:17,50 --> 00:40:23,50 a citizen of the year committee and I have to say that hands down this person that 451 00:40:23,51 --> 00:40:29,01 we selected we were all just amazed that this person had not actually received the 452 00:40:29,05 --> 00:40:35,49 award before and. This was definitely the top choice 453 00:40:35,92 --> 00:40:39,91 and as I read through the citation I think you're probably ultimately going to know 454 00:40:39,92 --> 00:40:46,42 who the Says And so when I. Say the name at the end if you want to yell it out with 455 00:40:46,43 --> 00:40:50,70 me I would love to have you do that because I think you're all going to agree this 456 00:40:50,71 --> 00:40:57,44 is just totally a unanimous decision. Our annual meeting culminates in 457 00:40:57,45 --> 00:41:00,59 a moment of heartfelt inspiration as we gather to honor 458 00:41:00,60 --> 00:41:06,34 a widely respected individual who fully embodies the spirit of the highest award 459 00:41:06,35 --> 00:41:10,96 given by the greater Concord Chamber of Commerce the outstanding citizen of the 460 00:41:10,97 --> 00:41:13,82 Year award. This evening we recognize 461 00:41:13,83 --> 00:41:18,70 a native son who grew up in Concord attended Concord High School and Dartmouth 462 00:41:18,71 --> 00:41:23,88 College began his career out of state and returned to guide one of our region's 463 00:41:23,89 --> 00:41:30,37 largest employers through tremendous change and robust sustained growth. Our 464 00:41:30,38 --> 00:41:34,64 honoree is well known from countless speaking appearances at public and private 465 00:41:34,65 --> 00:41:39,82 events and from serving on numerous civic endeavors in our community spanning more 466 00:41:39,83 --> 00:41:45,21 than twenty years an intimate knowledge of the evolving healthcare environment has 467 00:41:45,22 --> 00:41:49,61 made our recipient a recognized authority in his field with 468 00:41:49,62 --> 00:41:56,10 a grasp of the challenges and issues they are in ravelled unrivaled practically all 469 00:41:56,11 --> 00:42:00,79 of us have read news updates and other articles highlighting his achievement or 470 00:42:00,80 --> 00:42:05,47 quoting him as an expert source on the state of health care delivery not only in 471 00:42:05,48 --> 00:42:12,01 New Hampshire but on a regional and national level. Our honoree has been both 472 00:42:12,02 --> 00:42:18,17 a visionary and a pragmatic community leader resulting in access to 473 00:42:18,18 --> 00:42:23,13 a level of medical care for residents throughout the region that is virtually 474 00:42:23,14 --> 00:42:26,33 unsurpassed in our state along with 475 00:42:26,34 --> 00:42:31,41 a focus on excellence in care and service delivery the person we honor tonight has 476 00:42:31,42 --> 00:42:31,85 created 477 00:42:31,86 --> 00:42:38,12 a culture of healthcare philanthropy the organization he led now routinely provides 478 00:42:38,13 --> 00:42:43,22 more than forty million dollars of medical care to those who cannot afford it. 479 00:42:45,72 --> 00:42:49,99 Significantly improving the quality of life as well as the social and cultural 480 00:42:50,00 --> 00:42:55,65 fabric of the community. Through our honorees leadership the organization he 481 00:42:55,66 --> 00:43:00,64 steered has been recognized for numerous awards and achievements including business 482 00:43:00,65 --> 00:43:07,51 of the year New Hampshire employer of the year partner for healthy change hospitals 483 00:43:07,52 --> 00:43:07,68 for 484 00:43:07,69 --> 00:43:13,97 a healthy environment business in the arts award best company to work for and most 485 00:43:13,98 --> 00:43:17,62 wired hospitals to name a few in his spare time 486 00:43:17,63 --> 00:43:21,73 a recipient has given generously of his time and talent to serve as 487 00:43:21,74 --> 00:43:23,55 a board member and volunteer for 488 00:43:23,56 --> 00:43:28,48 a number of nonprofit organizations including the Concord Y.M.C.A. 489 00:43:28,69 --> 00:43:33,29 Foundation for healthy communities conquered rotary and the greater Concord Chamber 490 00:43:33,30 --> 00:43:39,75 of Commerce. Do you know who this is yet. In retirement he can he 491 00:43:39,76 --> 00:43:45,08 continues to serve on such boards as the Concord group insurance unitil and 492 00:43:45,09 --> 00:43:47,57 Merrimack County savings bank without 493 00:43:47,58 --> 00:43:52,05 a doubt our newly named citizen of the year has clearly earned the many accolades 494 00:43:52,06 --> 00:43:53,24 he received as 495 00:43:53,25 --> 00:43:58,15 a visionary community leader it is with great honor that the greater Concord 496 00:43:58,16 --> 00:44:03,63 Chamber of Commerce recognizes the two thousand and fourteen outstanding citizen of 497 00:44:03,64 --> 00:44:08,16 the year. MICHAEL way. To in. 498 00:44:15,55 --> 00:44:20,58 A. 499 00:44:25,77 --> 00:44:35,22 Way 500 00:44:35,22 --> 00:44:37,80 . A. 501 00:44:42,57 --> 00:44:49,05 I'm on earth and humbled. By this recognition I want to thank the selection 502 00:44:49,06 --> 00:44:54,05 committee and I certainly want to thank the chamber Tim has been a 503 00:44:54,26 --> 00:44:59,20 a wonderful president of the chamber for decades at this point in time and I've had 504 00:44:59,21 --> 00:45:03,21 the pleasure of working with him in the past and I think he's made 505 00:45:03,22 --> 00:45:06,91 a big difference in this community. It's 506 00:45:07,82 --> 00:45:12,16 a real privilege to have had the opportunity to serve in the way that I have over 507 00:45:12,17 --> 00:45:17,14 the last several decades and I feel like i'm always been 508 00:45:17,15 --> 00:45:22,59 a very fortunate individual I've had the opportunity to work with great people 509 00:45:23,24 --> 00:45:27,99 throughout my professional career particularly in this community and it's 510 00:45:28,00 --> 00:45:32,59 a very special community and I want to thank all of the people that I've had the 511 00:45:32,60 --> 00:45:36,77 opportunity to work with in particular though I want to thank my wife and family. 512 00:45:38,96 --> 00:45:45,82 The job that I had the job that I did took it's toll so to speak in terms of the 513 00:45:46,29 --> 00:45:52,76 number of demands that it has. I loved what I did sometimes it was 514 00:45:53,35 --> 00:45:56,47 at the expense of family and that's something that's 515 00:45:56,48 --> 00:45:59,03 a very difficult thing to balance as 516 00:45:59,04 --> 00:46:02,66 a professional and I feel very fortunate I've had 517 00:46:02,72 --> 00:46:06,88 a wonderful supportive wife Andrea and my children. 518 00:46:10,49 --> 00:46:17,01 Will be and it's interest in it when you're when you have the kind of job that is 519 00:46:17,02 --> 00:46:20,16 a high profile job you're on stage 520 00:46:20,47 --> 00:46:25,90 a lot at least you feel like you're on stage sometimes when you go home you fall 521 00:46:25,91 --> 00:46:30,76 off the back of the stage. And it's just it's a it's 522 00:46:30,77 --> 00:46:37,09 a difficult balance to keep up I do want to again say that you know I did grow up 523 00:46:37,10 --> 00:46:38,87 in this community I think it's 524 00:46:38,88 --> 00:46:43,32 a terrific community I felt very fortunate to have the opportunity to come back to 525 00:46:43,33 --> 00:46:50,13 this community and I suspect like George Segal like Tom Brown like other people who 526 00:46:50,14 --> 00:46:57,06 are native to this community it's an extraordinary feeling to be recognized 527 00:46:57,39 --> 00:47:04,36 in this way so I want to thank you all. My good fortune is really because of all 528 00:47:04,37 --> 00:47:07,99 the people I've had around me all of my career Thank you. 529 00:47:10,01 --> 00:47:20,98 Ah 530 00:47:20,98 --> 00:47:27,55 . Thank you Mike for being here tonight 531 00:47:28,02 --> 00:47:33,00 you do us an honor Mary thank you thank you all for coming and being with us 532 00:47:33,17 --> 00:47:38,93 celebrating our ninety fifth annual meeting that concludes this meeting please 533 00:47:39,10 --> 00:47:41,40 remember to grab the C.C.L. 534 00:47:41,81 --> 00:47:46,12 On your way out those that are left behind I can assure you I will take them home 535 00:47:46,13 --> 00:47:49,52 with me but I'd rather I'd rather you take them home with you thank you again for 536 00:47:49,53 --> 00:47:49,91 coming.